Table 4

Physical activity according to IPAQ scoring, separated by BMI


=<24.9

25–29.9

>= 30

N
251 (25.7%)
p*
402 (41.1%)
p*
325 (33.1%)

IPAQ-scoring
Mean
SD

Mean
SD
Mean
SD


Vigorous activity (min/week)
121.3
(169.1)
0.001
101.2
(155.9)
0.007
70.1
(113.4)
Moderate (min/week)
137.8
(158.2)
0.004
112.8
(147.2)
0.001
94.2
(117.9)
Walking
275.8
(284.8)
0.002
249.9
(271.8)
0.009
242.5
(238.2)
Sitting
2139.2
(879.5)
0.003
2088.1
(855.5)
0.004
2031.9
(977.9)
Total
2674.1
(1959.5)
0.002
2552.0
(1921.5)
0.005
2438.7
(1799.2)
Activity group (%)
Insufficiently active
126
40.1
0.003
202
50.2
0.008
228
70.1
Sufficiently active
109
43.4
0.067
176
43,8
0.079
89
27.4
Highly active
16
6.3
0.042
24
5.9
0.039
9
2.8

* by means of ANCOVA, adjusted for age, disease duration, Kellgren and Lawrence-score and number of comorbidities for comparing normal vs. overweight and overweight vs. obese

Rosemann et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:4   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-4

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